A serious error by the International Shooting Sport Federation has left Mexican athlete Andrea Palafox out of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, despite qualifying in the 10-metre air rifle and 50-metre three-position air rifle events.

A leg injury forced the champion to withdraw from the European Championships in Rome as a precaution. She has already qualified for the Olympics, so she doesn't have the same pressure as some of her teammates. This will be the British athlete's fourth opportunity to win an Olympic medal, having withdrawn from Tokyo 2020 due to injury.

Noah Lyles won the final of the 200-metre dash Saturday, which will allow him to fight for the speed double at the Paris Games, as Sha'Carri Richardson's dreams of an Olympic sprint double ended in disappointment at the US trials. The world champion of the 100m had looked poised to claim at least a top-three finish in the women's 200m after the Texan had shone in the semifinals on Friday with a time of 21.92. 

The route was full of symbolism, breathtaking views and places of remembrance. The Lac de Madine and a rowing relay on the Meuse were the highlights of a relay that ended with three-time judo world champion Amandine Buchard lighting the cauldron.

Two-time reigning world 200m champion Shericka Jackson delivered the fastest time in Saturday's qualifying heats in the event at the Jamaican Olympic trials. A day after winning the 100m crown to qualify for the Paris Olympics, Jackson had the best heat time in season-best 22.67secs (-0.9 m/sec wind) at the national stadium in Kingston. Jackson is a major favourite to win the 200 final on Sunday.

The Brazilian, who has been suspended for doping but is appealing the decision, had been granted permission by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to compete in his home country this weekend but failed to reach the required 5.82m for Paris 2024, registering a jump of 5.65m.

Shilese Jones withdrew from the US Olympic gymnastics trials on Saturday, a day after she injured her left knee on a warm-up vault and had to opt out of three apparatus. Jones, a world championships bronze medallist last year, landed awkwardly on the vault shortly before competition began and limped off with the help of her coach.

The Warriors are putting up a fight to release the forward, a key contributor in their 2022 NBA title and now trade candidate, in order for him to compete at the Paris 2024 Games, Canadian team officials complain.

The first round of the Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship kicked off with fervour at Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City on Friday. The competitions attracted top athletes from leading local clubs and academies, leading to intense competitions that lived up to the event’s hype as an exciting addition to the local sporting calendar.

India greats Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced they had played their last Twenty20 internationals after India's thrilling seven-run win over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final in Barbados on Saturday. Star batsman Kohli put a run of low scores behind him to make 76 as he was named player of the match, with the 35-year-old saying afterwards: "This was my last T20 World Cup, and this is what we wanted to achieve".

Demi Weber, Darius van Driel and Joost Luiten will not be competing in Paris because their country, the Netherlands, requires athletes to have a real chance of earning at least an Olympic diploma in order to receive support and the opportunity to participate in the world's greatest sporting event.

The Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, and the Minister for Sport and Ageing, Anika Wells, have announced a €176 million investment in high performance sport over the next two years.

Novak Djokovic said Saturday it would not have been "correct" to miss Wimbledon despite having undergone knee surgery just over three weeks ago. The 37-year-old Serb, who is looking to equal Roger Federer's record of eight Wimbledon titles and become the oldest champion of the modern era, said he was driven by his "incredible desire to play and compete".

The Olympic Torch Relay delighted thousands of spectators along its route in the Haute-Marne, a region renowned for its greenery in the heart of Europe. From Denis Diderot in Langres to Charles de Gaulle in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, it highlighted the history of the region and those who have left their mark on it.